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THE QUARTERLYOF THETEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONVOL. IX. APRIL, 1906. No. 4.The publication committee and the editors disclaim responsibility for viewsexpressed by contributors to THE QUARTERLY.THE TEXAN REVOLUTIONARY ARMY.1EUGENE C. BARKER.1. The Consultation and the Military Plan.It will be remembered that when the war of the Texas Revolu-tion began a call had been issued for the election of delegates toa convention or consultation at San Felipe on October 15. Atthe appointed time, however, a volunteer army was already on themarch to Bexar, and many of the delegates were with it, so that themeeting was postponed by agreement until November 1. In themeantime there had been formed at San Felipe by the advice ofStephen F. Austin a sort of central executive committee, composedof representatives of the local committees of safety and correspon-dence. This committee, self-styled the "permanent council," as-sumed until October 31 general direction of the work of organiz-ing the defense against the Indians and of reinforcing and supply-ing the volunteers. By November 3 a quorum of the delegates hadarrived in San Felipe, and the consultation began its sessions. Itsmost important ork was the adoption of a plan for a provisionalgovernment and for the formation of a regular army. The govern-ment was to consist of a governor, a lieutenant governor, and ageneral council, composed of one member from each municipality1In the preparation of this paper use has been made chiefly of theJournals of the Consultation; of the Journal of the Proceedings of theGeneral Council of the Republic of Texas, etc., which will be referred to